Depression Board decisions

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. All other claims are remanded for further action.

The Board remanded the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder due to errors in assisting the veteran's claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxious distress, was granted. Claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea were denied. Other claims related to various conditions were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and right ankle disability were denied. The claim for left shoulder disability was remanded for further examination.

The veteran is granted a temporary total evaluation for hospital treatment related to service-connected PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder for the specified periods.

The appeal for a higher rating for depressive disorder with anxious distress was sent back to the VA for further review. The VA needs to get records from Social Security.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD, continuing the rating at 70%. The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an effective date of October 23, 2020, for a 50 percent rating for service-connected Unspecified Depressive Disorder (UDD) was granted.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection was dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.

The veteran's 100% disability rating for PTSD was restored effective May 1, 2022. The Board found that the evidence did not show improvement in the veteran's condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), secondary to service-connected low back and depression disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step, is granted.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and rating for bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for a left knee disability, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and depression due to procedural errors.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection for depression was dismissed because the veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement.

The veteran is granted a 70% rating for their service-connected depressive disorder with insomnia and an effective date of November 2, 2020, for total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder was granted because it is secondary to their service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% effective December 23, 2020. An earlier effective date was denied.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted starting from January 6, 2009. However, the claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than November 16, 2021, for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia disorder. The veteran did not submit a claim or intent to file a claim before this date.